It’s back to school and the “High Holidays are almost here!” season. This September doesn’t boast too many super Jewish shows — which is great, because who has the time to watch right now?! — but there are lots of shows that we hope will make very traditional Hebrew names more popular.
Here’s all the Jewish TV coming in September 2025.
September 4: “NCIS: Tony & Ziva” (Paramount+)
This new NCIS franchise is about former-Mossad-liaison-agent-turned-NCIS-agent Ziva David (the daughter of the head of Mossad) and agent Tony DiNozzo. They’re a fan-favorite couple from the beloved franchise. David — played by Cote de Pablo, who is not Jewish — has been in the show since 2005 and left the franchise in 2013. She was, at the time, one of the the highest profile Jewish and Israeli characters on TV.
Through their on-again-off-again romance, Tony and Ziva have a daughter Jewishly named Tali (from the Hebrew word “Tal,” for dew). We meet her in this new show when the couple sends her away to protect her; they’re trying to deal with a scary cyber attack in this first season of the spinoff. So far, the show looks like a lot of fun. Ziva does also compare Tony to Groucho Marx in the trailer, which shows the couple traveling and NCIS-ing through Europe… and rekindling their romance, because of course.
One thing is for sure: The name Ziva, which means radiance in Hebrew, is making a comeback, and we love it.
Judaism rating: 1.5/4 couch potato latkes
September 4: “The Paper” (Peacock)
The new “The Office” spinoff is here and it has very little to do with the original show — though it does, too, take place in a literal office, that of a newspaper called the Toledo Truth Teller.
Episode one boasts Clark Kent/Superman jokes and a comment about Jewish comedian Alex Edelman’s character, Adam Cooper, being in the office as part of an initiative for religious people with no skills (because he’s a 32-year-old with four kids who eats his children’s school lunch rejects for his own lunch).
Judaism rating: 1/4 couch potato latkes
September 14: Emmy Awards (CBS/Paramount+)
There are lots of Jewish nominees at this year’s Emmys, but I am only here to see “The Pitt”‘s Noah Wyle take home the award, please and thank you.
Judaism rating: 1/4 couch potato latkes (I’ll up it to 4/4 if Noah wins!)
September 22: “Brilliant Minds,” Season 2 (NBC)
The show — based on the story of gay Jewish neurologist and writer Oliver Sacks, starring Zachary Quinto as Dr. Oliver Wolf (based on Sacks) and Mandy Patinkin as his troubled dad — still hasn’t talked Judaism. But maybe it will in season two?
Judaism rating: 0.5/4 couch potato latkes
September 14: “Doc” (Fox, September 15 on Hulu)
This show, based on the Italian “Doc – Nelle tue mani,” is about a gifted doctor who forgets the last decade of her life after a car accident. Molly Parker stars as attending physician Dr. Amy Larsen. We discover that she has a secret affair with chief resident Dr. Jake Heller, who is Jewish, talks about keeping kosher for Passover (and even shares his matzah with Dr. Amy) and wears a chai necklace at all times.
Judaism rating: 0.25/4 couch potato latkes
September 16: “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City,” Season 6 (Bravo, September 17 on Peacock)
Our favorite bat mitzvah girl, Meredith Marks, returns for season six of the hit reality franchise. We’re looking forward to all the drama.
Judaism rating: 0.5/4 couch potato latkes
September 19: “Reluctant Traveler,” Season 3 (Apple TV+)
A new season of Eugene Levy’s wonderful Apple TV+ travel show is coming, and this season, Eugene is completing “his bucket list before kicking the bucket,” as he says in the trailer.
He’ll be celebrating the Day of the Dead in Mexico, driving across the U.S. in a trailer, partying in Ireland on St. Patrick’s day, exploring on the Jewel Road in India and visiting royalty — literal royalty — in the U.K.
Yes, the Prince of Wales is a special guest this season. As is Michael Bublé. But our favorite guest to kvell about is the iconic Jewish dad’s daughter, Sarah Levy, who joins him in Ireland. This season looks so good and I’ve never been more jealous of Eugene Levy, who, this season, appears to be nowhere near as reluctant as in any of the last.
Judaism rating: 1/4 couch potato latkes for Jewish father-daughter trips
September 26: “All of You” (Apple TV+)
Our favorite funny British Jewish TV star and creator, Brett Goldstein (aka Roy Kent from “Ted Lasso”) is starring in this swoon-worthy romance. Is there anything Jewish about it? As is usual with Goldstein’s work, not really! But I’m here for all the adoration and pining in the actor’s face. Someone cast him in an Austen adaptation next!
Judaism rating: 1/4 for Goldstein’s shayna punim
September 26: “Ruth & Boaz” (Netflix)
We’re getting two very slightly, marginally Jewish romcoms in one day (and on the Friday after Rosh Hashanah!). This one is based, as you might guess, on the biblical tale of the Book of Ruth.
There doesn’t seem to be much Jewish about this romance between Atlanta rising hip-hop star Ruth Moably (Serayah playing a character whose name is of course a spin on Ruth the Moabite) and rural Tennessee hunk Boaz (Tyler Lepley), narrated by the one and only Phylicia Rashad.
But we are hoping it will make these excellent Jewish names even more popular!
Judaism rating: 1/4 couch potato latkes for the source material
